Browsing by Subject "Sedentary behaviour"

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    Evaluación de razones de prevalencia para sedentarismo y factores de riesgo en un grupo de estudiantes universitarios. Chía – Colombia
    (Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2014) Moreno Collazos, Jorge Enrique; Cruz Bermúdez, Harold Fabián; Angarita Fonseca, Adriana
    El sedentarismo en la población joven se convierte en un factor que predispone al deterioro de la salud, los factores de riesgo deben controlarse para disminuir el impacto en la población universitaria. Objetivo: Evaluar razones de prevalencia para sedentarismo y factores de riesgo en un grupo de estudiantes universitarios Método: Se realizó un estudio trasversal descriptivo en 52 estudiantes de los programas de Fisioterapia, Enfermería y Medicina que asistieron a un programa de promoción de la salud. Se realizó un análisis de regresión de poisson múltiple para el cálculo de razones de prevalencia. El software usado fue Stata 11.0. Resultados: Estar entre los 20 y 27 años de edad aumenta 2,7 (IC95% 1,2-5,7) la prevalencia de sedentarismo comparado con tener entre 17 y 19 años ajustado por riesgo cardiovascular y frecuencia cardiaca. Discuusión: En el estudio se establecieron razones de prevalencia entre los factores de riesgo asociados a sedentarismo y factores de riesgo, entre los más importantes fue la edad. Se evidencia un comportamiento importante en relación a la presencia de sedentarismo en los estudiantes.
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    How Europeans move: a moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sitting time paradox in the European Union
    (Elsevier, 2022-02) Moreno Llamas, A.; García Mayor, Jesús; Cruz Sánchez, Ernesto de la; Actividad Física y Deporte
    Objectives This study aimed to assess the interactions between physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in a large population taking account of major sociodemographic characteristics. Study design Cross-sectional population-based study. Methods Data from 28,031 individuals living in the European Union who were aged ≥15 years were retrieved from a cross-sectional survey, the Eurobarometer 2017. Interactions among the four mobility components (vigorous, moderate, walking activity and sitting time) were assessed at the individual level across age, gender and place of residence, and at the country level by compositional data analysis, hierarchical linear regressions and principal component analysis. Results The most frequently reported PA was walking; however, sitting time represented >95% of the reported weekly times, whereas moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) represented <1%. Women reported less PA and sitting time, age decreased total PA and increased sitting time, and individuals living in large urban areas reported lower PA and higher sitting times. MVPA decreased with age (β = −0.047, P < 0.001) and was lower in women (β = −0.760, P < 0.001) and those living in large urban areas (β = −0.581, P < 0.001), while walking and sitting times increased with age, being higher in women and lower in those living in rural areas. At the country level, sitting time was positively associated with moderate activity (β = 0.389, P = 0.041) and marginally non-significant with MVPA (β = 0.330, P = 0.087). Conclusions Walking was the highest contributor to weekly PA, whereas sitting time was paradoxically associated with higher MVPA. Specific measures to reduce sitting time are required to achieve an active lifestyle.
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    The impact of digital technology development on sitting time across Europe
    (Elsevier, 2020-09-15) Moreno-Llamas, Antonio; Cruz Sánchez, Ernesto de la; García Mayor, Jesús; Actividad Física y Deporte
    Digital technology development has been proposed to explain higher levels of sedentary behaviour; but this has not yet been confirmed. Thus, here we evaluated the impact of digital development on sedentary behaviour using two metrics: digital country development and e-devices ownership from the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and the Eurobarometer 88.4 cross-sectional survey with 28,031 participants ≥ 15 years old. From an environmental macro perspective, at the national level, a simple linear regression has been performed between the DESI and mean sitting time per country. To develop a micro approach to this phenomenon, binomial logistic regression models have been run among individual e-devices ownership and the daily amount of time spent sitting (≤3.5 h/day, > 4.5 h/day). Digital country development is positively related to sitting time, whereas the ownership of e-device (either DVD player, CD player, desk computer, laptop, and Internet connection) was associated with a higher sitting time (>4.5 h/day) in the overall population, with slight differences by gender. While further research is needed to understand the effect of digitalization on sedentary behaviour throughout time, here we document how it is associated with higher sitting time, as assessed through both macro and micro approaches.
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    Urban-rural differences in trajectories of physical activity in Europe from 2002 to 2017
    (Elsevier, 2021-04-16) Moreno-Llamas, Antonio; García Mayor, Jesús; Cruz Sánchez, Ernesto de la; Actividad Física y Deporte
    Here we evaluate the time trends of urban-rural differences in physical activity in the European Union between 2002 and 2017 and the contribution of urbanization on total physical activity changes, using four Eurobarometer surveys (n = 101,373). Trajectories of urban-rural differences in physical activity varied considerably among EU28 countries. Hierarchical linear regression models revealed that inactivity increased in both urban and rural settings, although it was higher in the latter. Thereby, the urban-rural gap diminished and was even eliminated in some countries. Also, national changes across time were driven by urban places, showing little contribution from urbanization. Our findings suggest that inactivity has risen in Europe regardless of living environments and with regional urbanization development having little influence.